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Prepare for an enchanting experience as Artistic Director Stéphane Denève delves into musical storytelling through famous composers of his homeland. Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard makes her anticipated NWS debut in Maurice Ravel’s evocative spin on the Arabian Nights classic. Florent Schmitt’s fierce and seductive take on the story of Salome would pave the way for Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Albert Roussel’s tale of garden insects comes alive through new animations by artist Grégoire Pont that will dance across the sails of the New World Center. NWS Conducting Fellow Molly Turner joins for Ravel’s playful “Morning Song of a Jester.”

- Program -

Alborada del gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester) (1904)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Approx. Duration: 8 minutes
Molly Turner, Conductor

The Spider's Feast, Op. 17 (1913)
Albert Roussel (1869-1937)
Approx. Duration: 32 minutes
Featuring commissioned animations by artist Grégoire Pont

Intermission

Shéhérazade (1903)
Asia
The Enchanted Flute
The Indifferent One
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Approx. Duration: 19 minutes
Isabel Leonard, Soloist

La Tragédie de Salome, Op. 50 (1907)
Florent Schmitt (1870-1958)
Approx. Duration: 27 minutes